New Mini-Biography Reflects on Louise Bennett’s Contribution to Jamaican Culture!

February 13, 2015

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We all know the legendary Jamaican folklorist Miss Lou, well a long time friend of the late poet has written a book as a tribute her. Jamaica’s poet laureate Professor Mervyn Morris has written a mini-biography entitled “Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture”.Morris says the book takes a look at her life and her effort to ‘redress cultural imbalance’ in Jamaica and the world.Click below to Bennett perform her famous song “Long Time Gal”Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley poems (written and performed in Jamaican patois, raised the dialect of the Jamaican folk to an art level which is appreciated and accepted by all in Jamaica.
Source: jamaicaobserver.com/Image: repeatingislands.com
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